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Play Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective (Europe edition · English / French / German / Spanish / Italian) Online
Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective
Play Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective online on GBA, following Yusuke's story through exploration, character switching, close attacks and signature spirit techniques.
Browser play

Game Boy Advance (GBA) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective
Quick start
Choose New Game and follow the opening story until Yusuke reaches the first combat objective. Move through the area, talk or interact when prompted, and defeat enemies with the selected character's normal attack and spirit technique. Check the status screen if the next objective is unclear.
Controls
D-Pad: move; A: talk, activate switches and use the primary attack; B: use the character's spirit attack (Yusuke fires the Spirit Gun); L: switch playable character when the party permits; R+A: secondary close attack (Yusuke's Spirit Punch); R+B: alternate spirit technique (Yusuke's Shotgun); Select: status; Start: pause.
Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · gba
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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